Run VS Code on any machine anywhere and
access it in the browser.
Code on any device with a consistent development environment
Use cloud servers to speed up tests, compilations, downloads, and more
Preserve battery life when you're on the go; all intensive tasks run on your
server
See requirements for minimum specs, as well as instructions
on how to set up a Google VM on which you can install code-server.
TL;DR: Linux machine with WebSockets enabled, 1 GB RAM, and 2 vCPUs
There are five ways to get started:
Using the install
script , which
automates most of the process. The script uses the system package manager if
possible.
Manually installing
code-server
Deploy code-server to your team with coder/coder
Using our one-click buttons and guides to deploy code-server to a cloud
provider ⚡
Using the code-server feature for
devcontainers ,
if you already use devcontainers in your project.
If you use the install script, you can preview what occurs during the install
process:
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --dry-run
To install, run:
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh
When done, the install script prints out instructions for running and starting
code-server.
Note
To manage code-server for a team on your infrastructure, see: coder/coder
We also have an in-depth setup and
configuration guide.
See answers to frequently asked
questions .
See Contributing for
details.
Interested in working at Coder ? Check out our open
positions !
We develop coder/coder to help teams to
adopt remote development.
